diff --git a/tests/unit/tests_high_five_base.cpp b/tests/unit/tests_high_five_base.cpp
index 02ce7a04d..7cd7c6fe8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests_high_five_base.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/tests_high_five_base.cpp
@@ -2518,6 +2518,12 @@ TEST_CASE("Version Numbers") {
                     std::to_string(patch);
 
     CHECK(version == expected);
+
+#if defined(HIGHFIVE_VERSION_PRERELEASE)
+    int prerelease = HIGHFIVE_VERSION_PRERELEASE;
+    expected += "-beta" + std::to_string(prerelease);
+#endif
+
     CHECK(HIGHFIVE_VERSION_STRING == expected);
 }